New VIVA resource: Docuseek2 Essential Films Collection available Jan. 2021

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Initial announcement 12/3/2020:

"Thanks to CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Funds provided by the Governor for streaming media content to support online and remote education at the public institutions, VIVA is acquiring the Docuseek2 Essential Collection for all public institutions with three years of access... Access is scheduled to start on January 1st, 2021, and more information about enabling this access will be provided soon.
 
The Docuseek2 Essential Collection includes almost 800 of the most recent and popular titles made available for streaming on Docuseek2 from their distributors, which include Bullfrog Films, Icarus Films, Film Movement, MediaStorm, First Run Features, and more.  These documentary films are in a variety of subjects, including education, healthcare, science and technology, and critical thinking. 
 
An additional acquisition using the Coronavirus Relief Funds is expected to be finalized and announced over the next few weeks.
 
Many thanks –
Anne.
 
Anne C. Osterman
VIVA Director
703-993-4652
aelguind@gmu.edu"

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Each library recently received a welcome message from Docuseek with a list of direct links to videos as well as MARC records. Please do not load Docuseek MARC records into your Alma IZ. The VCCS Alma Docuseek activation will be managed centrally. Thanks,
Tara

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Docuseek Essentials linkers now available:

Blue Ridge     http://library.vccs.edu/license-bin/linker.plx?xbrdocu
Central Virginia     http://library.vccs.edu/license-bin/linker.plx?xcvdocu
D S Lancaster     http://library.vccs.edu/license-bin/linker.plx?xdldocu
Danville        http://library.vccs.edu/license-bin/linker.plx?xdcdocu
Eastern Shore     http://library.vccs.edu/license-bin/linker.plx?xesdocu
Germanna     http://library.vccs.edu/license-bin/linker.plx?xgcdocu
J S Reynolds     http://library.vccs.edu/license-bin/linker.plx?xsrdocu
John Tyler     http://library.vccs.edu/license-bin/linker.plx?xjtdocu
Lord Fairfax     http://library.vccs.edu/license-bin/linker.plx?xlfdocu
Mountain Empire     http://library.vccs.edu/license-bin/linker.plx?xmedocu
New River     http://library.vccs.edu/license-bin/linker.plx?xnrdocu
Northern Virginia     http://library.vccs.edu/license-bin/linker.plx?xnvdocu
Patrick Henry     http://library.vccs.edu/license-bin/linker.plx?xphdocu
P D Camp     http://library.vccs.edu/license-bin/linker.plx?xpddocu
Piedmont Virginia     http://library.vccs.edu/license-bin/linker.plx?xpvdocu
Rappahannock     http://library.vccs.edu/license-bin/linker.plx?xrcdocu
Southside Virginia     http://library.vccs.edu/license-bin/linker.plx?xssdocu
Southwest Virginia     http://library.vccs.edu/license-bin/linker.plx?xswdocu
Tidewater     http://library.vccs.edu/license-bin/linker.plx?xtcdocu
Thomas Nelson     http://library.vccs.edu/license-bin/linker.plx?xtndocu
Virginia Highlands     http://library.vccs.edu/license-bin/linker.plx?xvhdocu
Virginia Western     http://library.vccs.edu/license-bin/linker.plx?xvwdocu
Wytheville     http://library.vccs.edu/license-bin/linker.plx?xwcdocu

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Alma NZ activation is forthcoming.